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Ito, in s statement, had said that he was in charge of the 38
Infantry Unit and that there were three regiments concerned, The movements of all Birce had
t
Burglary An Inside
Job
Details of
an
"Inside job"
be ennisidered, and the court were given to Mr. W. H. Latimer was entitled to believe that oy, Dept. were under accused's orders,
Tanula was
the list to land, and the test to reach Wong Net
The Cheung, und Republse Bay.
comutted there Laterities were
days bet re. Major Ormsby can- cluded that Tanaka, on his own valence, had said that he was the person who had spoken to the residents at itise Bay and was the only person why could
Sab-Tuspector J. K. Sykes At Kowloon yesterday when Tong To (21) was charged with burglary and larceny and Tong vaney
betting.
Secent defendant and his wife) www.x the sub-troants of the Ho Yuk-ying complainant,
femae), at 1132 Canton Rond. cond for. At 3.15 am. on
Yuk-kwan (27), conser- cootle, will: aiding and
clarify the disposition of troops | Ján, 22, second accused arrived under this command of It.
Ito's Evidence
After the Conet bad ruled that actised had a case to answer, lio gave evidence in his wn behalt He detailed the formatin and dudes of the various units which attack.d Hong Kong.
bonne and was mlmitted by his wife, H STAN
the heard by emplaisant to enter hut not tol rebolt the door.
About 5.40 6. Ho awoke to i find the door open and the par-; ark of the rear esbicle (where
he kept her betongings) on her A sworn statement by accused, buf. She checked her property taken of Stanky. wis earlier and found a quantity of cloth- read in curt, by the prosecution, ing, a suit case, a wooden box Accused sold in this that he took and a watch missing, part in the assault on Hong Kong
The Alour Rok CLD. ques In December 1941. command:r
He was the '
of the 3 Infantry stone Tong Yek-kwan and his Unit section of the 38th Division, wifi. Tony said that his clans-) Pilar to this allack un Hung Kong man, Tear To, had ermmitted the plan of operati was dreid, lorryiary.
by Lt. General Sakni. The Be tom states, added USI order for the attack was given to
the Butal commanders direct by Sykes, that he had agreed to
Gerd Sano.
The orderskop the front door open for his
were delivered in Dec. 17 at friend,
Sano's head quarters in Kowloon, Pret defendant was arrested He landed in Hong Kong at 2
01 Canton Road, second
.B, on Dec 19 at North inter and the stolen articles and proceeded eastwards and re- mained at a point till noon. Dec. 20.
No Knowledge
He was frying to
ON
found under his bed.
Tong To was sentenced to two
hard Inbour, years!
and the beeind weused to one year, with catebhard Jubog,
up with the Sh Bulai whichı was lighting in the Wonguei cheong Gap. He heard of ho xe trocities being conmmitted agutust prisoners. During the whole of any prisoners that had been cap. the pration. He did not sử: tured. He had not heard of the practice of tying the hands of prisoners on capture.
He knew nothing of the opera tion around Shaukawan Wong- neiche ng the Race Course or Riise Bay,
He personally gave no erders al the disposal of prisoners but warned each regimental com mander t treat prisoners, in a just manner. He left Hong Kong on Dec. 30 for the Celebes
Hearing, will be continued this morning at 10 a.m.
Apprentice Cautioned
"In view of your good record and what the prosecuting officer had said about you,
I will let you of with a caution," remark- Mr. J.C. Conklin at Central: yesterday when a young appren- fice from the Royal Naval Dock card appenred charged with re- eviving a micrometer, knowing it was stolen.
Inspector Brownrigg said that at about 10.30 am, on Jan. 26th defendant Was arrested on tonrą II.M.S. "London" and had the instrument in his possession. Defendant admitted that it was given him by a small boy who had since been charged in the Juvenlie Court,
In
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1948,
British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin and Sayed Saleh Jabr, Prime Minister of Irak, on Jan. 15 signed a treaty of friendship on behalf of their respective countries at the Civic Hall. Portsmouth. Left to right are Ernest Be- vin: Adalat Lord Fraser, C-in-O Portsmouth; Viscount Hail, Flest Lord of the Admiralty, and Sayed Salehi Jabr. Premier af Irak. They are examining the mate of drum Major of the Royal Naval Band ja Portsmouth dock- yard, whilst on their way to H.M.S. Victory for luncheon after signing the treaty. (A.1. Photo),
the
Germany Today:
Problem Of Educating Nazis
an address on “Education in Occupied Ger- many" given before the Hong Kong Rotary Club yesterday, Captain A. J. E. Lüff, Royal Army Education Corps, gave an impression of what he saw during 18 months in Germany. There was a general feeling of despondency and little confidence in democracy, he said. The only lesson learnt seemed to be that war does not pay. The regrettable squabbles among the victor nations had given the Germans the feeling that they were just being moved about as pawns by those in power.
of
whom
Could Only Speak In Whispers
Wong Shek-tal, 38, married woman, and Chu Hung-mul, 52, widow, caused such a distur- bance at the Kowloon Magin- tracy on Saturday and Monday that Court Inspector Cheng Chek-tin had no alterative but
to have them charred with dis- orderly conduct. They appeared before Mr. W. H. Latimer yes- terday.
Inspector J. Orem informed the Court that defendants were grandmother, the mether and respectively, of two juveniles who were sentenced to two years; in the Reformatory on Sutur- day.
They created a commotion in the Court, and the enviromenis of the Kowloon Magistracy, that) clay, and returned on Monday ferenoon, when they raised an other row.
A night in the Yaumati Police Station'cella appeared to have cooled them considerably,
their while
loud continuous lamentations had so injured their vocal chords that they were un- able to speak above a whisper | yesterday afternoon.
Ardressing the defendanta. Mr. Latimer ssid that he was serry that they took their
h.ldren's convictions, nit ven-) lence, so much to heart. He ex-. plained tha: the Court did ite best for the boys, anɑ reminded the defendants that their off.
pring Id Iren before the Court; twice.
They were only sent to the Reformatory, and not to goal said Mr. Latimer, to give them: a chance to become good boys and citizens. It dig not mean) that they had to spend two years there but that if they behaved | themselves and became good boys they would be released be fore then even in two or three months time,
Mr. Latimer added that, they ruld visit the boys during re- quintion visiting days. He pro mised to do his best for defen- dants should they have any difliculty in obtaining permission to visit the boys.
Both defendants were dis- charged with a caution,
OPIUM IN A BALLOON
When Chan Yim-po, 28, ar rived from Canton by train on Jn. 26, he was searched and u quantity of raw opium found) inside a balloon tied between his legs.
He was taken to the Tsimtsu-
The old and the middle-nged., The President announced that many
had gone Rotarian Dr. Arthur Woo had tsui Police Station where a fur- through World War I. looked been appointed personal repreher search brought to light a hopefully for the emergence of sentative to the Rotary letter addressed to one Ho Ng n democracy but the real problem ternational President, Mr. Ken 186 Shanghai Street, first flour. was of those between the ages Guernsey, at the 96 District Revenue Officers went to the of 20 and 30 who were too deep- Conference to be helg in Canton. address and questioned a women. ty saturated with Hitlerism to
who produced four mace look upon Germany's defent as more than an incident, to be
prepared opium. ton told Mr. W, H. Latimer this Revenue Officer L.C. Milling. followed by "another showdown” sooner or later.
at Kowloon yesterday when he charged Ho Ng with possession of four mace of prepared opłum. She was fined $100.
Rotorian J. Turner of Swatow brought greetings from the newest club in District 93, and exchanged flags with Hong
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PUBLIC WARNED
It has been reported that
As for the children. despite Kong. certain persons, representing
hunger, and a background of Other visiting, Rotarinus pre- themselves us employees of the
ruin, the course of their educa-sent were James W. Yeung from Sanitary Department, have at Inspector -Brownrigg said tien was running well, he went Kunming, J.R. Knox fcom Chan was fined $700, or four tempted to collect sums of money that defendant's father was on. The occupation authoritles Reading T.P. Pottinger and months' hard labour, for bring as "Chinese New Year" gratui Stoward in H.M. Ships and in the British and American M.S. Bloen from Shanghai, and ing the oplum down "for a ties in respect of services ren- had an excellent recart. Do Zones exercised great care to Dr. Ronald Shell from Tsinan. dered for scavenging, house fendant himself had been an ensure that teachers with inter- eleansing, rat-catching, etc. appratice for year and had a national outlock, entirely free
Members of the public are good record.
from Nazi connections, were em- hereby notified that no employer
ployed.
of the Urban Council or Sani- Lewis First tury Department is authorised
In request, demand or receive Honoured
The greatest ambassadors of democracy. anid Captain Luff, were perhaps the British and American soldiers who mingled. advised that should any person
London, Jan. 27.
freely with the populace 15-year-old goat, Lewis 1, make any such request or de former mascot cf Royal Air Force gave away their rations of mand he should be detained and No. 1 Technical Training School sweets and chocolate
any monies whatsoever, and are
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a Police Officer called or aat Halton, Buckinghamshire, who-children.-- telephonie report made to the was recently demobilised with the nearest Police Station.
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Educating a defeated nation heing charged before Mr. J. G. Cunto 2.02 p.m., and from 5,00 to 11.9. was one of the biggest probleme Elin at Central with mendicanry. Ou p.m., and in on 0.62 megacycles i for the victor nations, he went their pleading guilty, they
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on. One had to either give them ordered to be expelled to Camion. charged with being drunk and glon-Druld, Decorations De
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